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National, regional and international trade
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Market access and agricultural product marketing: Promoting farmer initiatives
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Lothoré, A., Delmas, P. (eds) & al.
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2009
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Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa face significant obstacles in selling their agricultural products, including unstable prices, poor infrastructure, limited market information and lack of market access. This book brings together case studies of initiatives developed by individual farmers and farmer organisations to improve market access, and concludes with recommendations for supporting such initiatives.
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Kuunganisha wakulima wadogo na soko
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2009
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This is the first CTA Practical Guide in Swahili. This 8-page fold-out leaflet, practical for use in the field and easy to read, covers the subject of linking smallholder farmers to markets. It gives some background to the subject, outlines processes and provides tips, tables and explanatory line drawings.
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Como os pequenos agricultores podem aceder aos mercados
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2009
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Este folheto desdobravel de 8 páginas, prático na sua utilização no terreno e de leitura fácil, trata como os pequenos agricultores podem aceder aos mercados. Fornece informação de base sobre o assunto e descreve, em linhas gerais, os processos, sugestões, quadros e desenhos explicativos.
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Linking smallholder farmers to markets
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2009
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This 8-page fold-out leaflet, practical for use in the field and easy to read, covers the subject of linking smallholder farmers to markets. It gives some background to the subject, outlines processes and provides tips, tables and explanatory line drawings.
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Agritrade: ACP-EU trade issues in the agricultural and fisheries sectors: 2009 compendium
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2009
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A compendium of all the website's main dossiers during 2008 is now available. The book and accompanying CD-ROM examine a wide range of ACP trade issues, including a region-by-region look at Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), the World Trade Organization agreement on agriculture and CAP reform. Other chapters deal with trade issues affecting fisheries and specific commodities including bananas, beef, cereals, sugar, cotton, coffee, cocoa, tea, fruit and vegetables, rice and oilseeds. A series of special reports examines topical issues such as the food crisis and agricultural product quality. The accompanying CD-ROM contains all the documents in English and French, as well as a bibliography for each report.
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Common framework on market-oriented agricultural advisory services
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Chipeta, S., Christoplos, I., Katz, E.
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2008
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Produced with the Neuchâtel Group, an informal group of representatives of development agencies and professional institutions involved in agricultural development in sub-Saharan Africa, this booklet summarises the findings of more than 30 case studies collected in 2006 on agricultural advisory services. It provides guidance on how to promote market orientation.
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Producers organisations and market chains: Facilitating trajectories of change in developing countries
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Ton, G., Bijman, J., Oorthuizen, J.
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2008
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Governments and donors are paying increasing attention to the role of producer organisations in market chains. This book presents various approaches to supporting these organisations, with the main focus on developing countries. The topics covered include: organisational support for producer organisations; value chain development with these organisations; and changes in their institutional environment.
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Agriculture and the WTO in Africa: Understand to act
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Lebret, M.-C., Alpha, A. (eds)
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2007
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The WTO defines the rules for international trade, but African countries have long struggled to make their voice heard effectively in this forum. The purpose of this book is to show how WTO agreements affect the agricultural sector and to equip civil society leaders in Africa with the tools they need to better understand how the WTO operates.
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Challenges and opportunities for the ACP herbal industry
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2006
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This publication provides a wealth of information culled from workshops and seminars on the herbs and medicinal sector in African, Caribean and Pacific (ACP) countries. These workshops were organized by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and the Ceter for Development of Enterprise (CDE) as well as the Commonwealth Secretariat. The experts involved in the various discussions represented a broad range of actors: entreprenours, researchers, national and regional organizations dealing with productions and trade, regional and international development agencies, banks and investment agencies and contributed to giving a holistic view to this broad sector. The main issues discussed included international trade and development, sustainable trade and development, sustainable production, the need for creating a regulatory environment and the integration of traditional medicine into healthcare systems.The intention of this book is to disseminate this knowledge and to underline some of the challenges indentified by various experts, which will need futher attention and support. It is hoped that the main issues, rindings and recommendations summariesd here will raise the interest and support that this broad and complex area deserves.
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Les systèmes d´informations de marché et les bourses agricoles : renforcer les signaux et les institutions de marché
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2006
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Les résultats obtenus par le CTA dans le cadre de ses activités de promotion et de vérification de l'efficacité des systèmes d'informations de marché et de bourses agricoles ont fait l´objet de plusieurs consultations d'experts. Ces réunions visaient à identifier les systèmes les plus performants et à déterminer leurs modes d'utilisation par les principaux intéressés, ainsi que par les organisations agricoles et les négociants.
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Market information systems and agricultural commodity exchanges: strengthening market signals and institutions
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2006
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The results of CTA´s work on promoting and pilot testing marketing information systems and agricultural commodity exchanges were reviewed at expert consultations. The aim of these meetings was to determine which were the more successful systems and how they were being used by key stakeholders, including farmers´ organisations and traders.
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Regulations, standards and certification for agricultural exports: a practical manual for producers and exporters in East Africa
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Coulibaly, A.L., Liu, P.
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2006
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Aimed at facililating the complex process of exporting certified agricultural products to the European Union, Japan and the USA, this booklet helps producers understand certification requirements. It describes the differences between the main voluntary certification schemes, covering their importance, advantages and constraints.
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Regulations, standards and certification for agricultural export: a practical manual for producers and exporters from West Africa
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Coulibaly, A.L., Liu, P.
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2006
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Exporting certified agricultural products can be a complex process. Written to help agricultural producers understand the certification procedures, the booklet covers voluntary certification schemes and their importance, advantages and constraints. It also describes the main import regulations in the European Union, Japan and the USA.
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The coffee paradox: global markets, commodity trade and the elusive promise of development
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Daviron, B., Ponte, S.
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2005
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The focus of this book is on the global coffee trade, highlighting the difficulties and opportunities of the trade for poor coffee-growing nations. It covers commodity chains, labour, regulations and governance, quality control, consumer issues, transparency, sustainable coffee initiatives and business- and donor-oriented approaches.
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The reform of the EU sugar regime and its impact on ACP countries / La réforme du régime sucrier UE et son impact sur les pays ACP
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Resource material for ACP negotiators and other ACP stakeholders / Documents d'information pour les négociateurs et les autres acteurs ACP
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2005
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Strengthening the capacity of ACP countries to participate effectively in agricultural trade negotiations is crucial to improving rural economies and livelihoods. This CD-ROM contains a range of documents, including several from CTA´s on-line magazine, Agritrade, focusing on trade negotiations at the bilateral level with the EU and at the multilateral level via the WTO.
Le renforcement de la capacité des pays ACP à participer aux négociations commerciales agricoles est essentiel à l'amélioration des économies rurales et du bien-être de leurs populations. Ce cédérom rassemble de nombreux documents (dont plusieurs tirés d´Agritrade, le magazine en ligne du CTA) consacrés aux négociations commerciales bilatérales (avec l'UE) et multilatérales (au sein de l'OMC).
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